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Stringer vs FreshRSS: catalog facts
Stringer	FreshRSS
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence. Hosting is separate.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL 3.0.
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
No social features, recommendations or analytics by design Simple Rails application that deploys to a small server easily	Light enough for shared hosting, yet handles hundreds of feeds API support, so existing mobile feed readers work with it
Minimal feature set; no filtering, tagging or mobile apps Development is largely dormant	You run it, including PHP, a database and updates The interface is functional rather than beautiful
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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